"Tian Xing'er, do you have any evidence to prove that you are the owner of Fangtian Cloth Shop?" The county magistrate asked some basic questions as usual, confirming the identity, etc.

"Yes, please take a look, sir." After receiving the cooperation agreement last night, Tian Xing'er asked her second brother to help her make it look old, otherwise it would be too fake if people could tell it was new. Unexpectedly, she would use it today.

"Okay, I acknowledge this new evidence. But are you sure you want to sue like this?" The county magistrate himself didn't really care, but they filed a lawsuit just to sever ties between the two parties. But is the cooperation between the two really so solid? Everyone in the world pursues interests, but I don't know what these two will think.

"Sir, I am sure of this."

"Okay, then I won't interfere any more. Now Tian Xing'er from Bai County is suing Fang Shiya from Yi County for opening Fangtian Cloth Shop in the territory north of Shouzhou without her consent. This is inconsistent with the contract between the two families. Now Tian Xing'er requires Fang Shiya to follow the agreement between the two parties and no longer interfere in the new cloth shop or other business that has been established. All of them should belong to Tian Xing'er.

Fang Shiya, you are now recruiting franchisees to set up new businesses in our Bai County, which has violated the original contract between the two of you. After I verify it, if it is true, then according to the contract, you must hand over all your property rights in Bai County and return them to Tian Xinger. Do you have any objection? "

Fang Shiya was a little confused at first, but she reacted after a while and immediately shouted, "Sir, I don't accept it. It must be Tian Xing'er who framed me. I didn't sign this contract in the first place."

At first, some people present suspected that the two were acting in collusion, but looking at Fang Shiya's reaction, it seemed that was not the case.

"Sir, this contract of mine is absolutely genuine. You can ask someone to check it. The seal and the fingerprints of the parties involved are all real and cannot be faked." Tian Xing'er also cried out for injustice.

The county magistrate looked at the two sisters in the hall. The seal on the contract seemed real, but the handprint seemed to have been made just now. The big seal was made secretly by the two of them when Tian Xing'er knelt down just now.

Then this thing must be real, if it weren't for the money, both the county magistrate and the official would have told the story, but I won't go against the money, so it depends on what the two of them want to do.

Whether they were refusing to pay the debt or something else, they sent people to look for the money they mentioned but couldn't find it. They asked the people in the cell to secretly inquire about it, and they were told that when they found the people, their carriage was lost, but they had searched inside and found nothing. Cai Shang and others also secretly inquired about it and it seemed that they were robbed that night, so they had to escape, otherwise they would not have left in such a hurry.

The most likely possibility is that Tian Yuheng and his men took it, and the county magistrate was thinking of ways to get more money from them, so that even if there was no money, he could at least gain more political achievements for Bai County.

"Sir, we have checked it. It is genuine. The seals of the two families match. But this handprint seems a little new."

"Okay, I see. By the way, where is the notary?"

"He's a middleman in this county. I'm afraid they are the ones looking for him." When saying this, the county magistrate and others whispered in tacit understanding.

"Tsk, I'll ask for more money when the time comes."

"Yes, I will do it. Mr. Tian is quite generous with money."

After the county magistrate and his men had reached an agreement, they showed the evidence to other people in court to avoid being accused of having taken the money. However, they were not allowed to look at the contract up close, so they had to look at it from a distance.

"In that case, Fang Shiya, I, the judge, order you to hand over all the management rights of our Bai County and leave this place."

"Wait a minute, sir, how can this be done? What should we, the deceived merchants, do? They took our money, what should we do with our franchise? Who will handle it for us? Otherwise, we should ask them to return all our money." Jiang Dafu now has no idea which of them is real and which is fake. He just wants to either give them money or give them the right to do business.

In the terms they just read out, it was mentioned that it was Fang Shiya who made the decision at will and it had nothing to do with Tian Xing'er's Fangtian Cloth Shop. Their Fangtian Cloth Shop was run separately, not the same business. If this was the case, and the management rights were given to Tian Xing'er, wouldn't their franchise be wasted?

The merchants outside finally understood what was going on after hearing Jiang Dafu's shouts, and they immediately started shouting as well.

"Sir, sir, we want our money, we can't let Fang Shiya leave."

"Sir, I have never received any money. As far as I know, Cai Shang, Xie Baocai and others were imprisoned in the jail of the government office before I came. How can I get the money? I don't have this money.

If you want to, let them find Xie Baocai and the others. They are traitors who embezzled the money behind my back and made me bear a bad name. I don't accept this. I want to sue these people. They cheated our Fangtian Cloth Shop and these merchants' money. If you want to take someone's property, take these people." Fang Shiya acted like a rogue and didn't intend to take this hot potato.

The county magistrate was now a little overwhelmed. These people had learned to act in front of him. He thought he had been too diligent in cooperating with them in today's show, and they must ask for more money.

"Cai Shang, Xie Baocai, where did you hide the silver and money you received?" Now the focus finally turned to Xie Baocai and his people.

They thought that the plan given by the Fang family was perfect and had absolutely nothing to do with them, and that the money was stolen this time, so they could just blame it on Fang Shiya. However, they were caught as soon as they escaped. There was no connection between the two parties at all, so they couldn't even accuse each other.

"Sir, before we escaped, our money was stolen by a group of bandits. We have no way to get the money out. If they want to look for it, they have to go to our boss. We can't do anything about it." Cai Shang thought again and realized that they would be thrown into jail anyway. Now they who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes, and they also have Fang Shiya to take the blame.

"Sir, I did not properly terminate my relationship with Cai Shang and others, so I have some responsibility, but I have not received the money, and I don't want to admit it. I want to apply to go back to our Yi County for investigation, because we did file a record of the dismissal of Xie Baocai, so I don't agree with the previous statement, and I request a re-examination."

Jiang Dafu was getting anxious now. Fang Shiya and the others were trying to delay time. So when could they get their money? They had lost their franchise and there was no hope of getting the money.

The county magistrate just looked at the people below quietly, without any hurry, waiting for their performance.

The merchants outside also started arguing.

Seeing that the atmosphere was almost set, Tian Xing'er finally spoke, "Sir, I am willing to accept these merchants as our franchisees. We have never done this kind of business before, but I am willing to set a precedent for them. We are all doing business, and it is not easy. I wonder if you, Jiang Dashang, and other merchants are still willing to cooperate with me.

Everyone was a little hesitant at the beginning, because if Tian Xing'er cooperated with Fang Shiya, it was heard that the goods were all provided by the Fang family. Now in this case, I'm afraid their cooperation will be broken up. Is there still hope for them to join? Are there still goods and training?

Seeing that everyone was still hesitating, Tian Xing'er said, "I wonder what you are hesitating about?"

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